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Debate widens on open access

The academic community is in the middle of a massive debate on how people should be able to access the results of publicly funded research.

EIF steps into the seed funding gap

This week the European Investment Fund took the first step in its ambitious new plan to unleash a wave of technology transfer across Europe. In doing so it endorsed a model pioneered in the UK.

SMEs say yes to Framework

SMEs across Europe are backing to Framework Programme 7 - provided it avoids the funding pitfalls that emerged over the life of its predecessor.